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822 B
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19 lines
822 B
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## Authentication
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Uses a refresh_token and access_token system.
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The refresh_token is an opaque UUID based token. The access_token is a JWT
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token containing several claims such as `sub` & `roles`
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The refresh_token is stored in a database and is long lived (24 hours). It is sent to the client
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as a cookie set to be `HttpOnly`.
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The access_token is not stored in the database & is only stored in memory on the client side.
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It is short lived (5 minutes).
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The access_token is used to authenticate all endpoints except endpoints under /auth
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The access_token is refreshed using the refresh_token through the /auth/refresh_token endpoint.
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This endpoint takes in the refresh_token set VIA a cookie header & returns a new refresh_token & access_token
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if the refresh_token is still valid. The old refresh_token is invalidated.
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